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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 08:30 AM
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Brake Rotors Question

I got a 07 TL-S and my girl has a 00 TL. I'm changing my breaks on the TL-S to a crossdrilled/slotted rotors with Hawk Pads combo. The 00 Rotors are pretty much done...Can my stock TL-S rotors fit on her 00 TL?

Just curious..wanna save some money .


Thank ahead of time for any input!
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 08:32 AM
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i dont believe so...your rotors are bigger and were designed for the 4 piston caliper....her rotors are a bit smaller...
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 08:34 AM
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Damn that sucks...I guess it'll crossdrilled/slotted for both

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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 08:46 AM
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personal experience dude..... dont go with the aftermarket crap. your brakes squeak and will warp. ive been through it all i have stock and will not move away from stock unless brembo is the one releasing stuff for oem replacement.
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 08:50 AM
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To me, the TL-S needs a bit more stopping power...
Do you have the dealer do your brakes?

I guess i was spoiled from my civic that had crossdrills....that car stopped on a dime...

But thanks for the input...
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 08:51 AM
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Do a search .. there was a pretty good writeup wht the X drilled slotted weren't a good choise for street use because of the wear issus and tendency to warp.
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 08:57 AM
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I will do that, is there a difference between crossdrilled/slotted and just crossdrilled?
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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I think i'll just change the Pads to some HAWK pads
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 09:11 AM
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crossdrilled slotted has slits in the rotors and holes n the crossdrilled has no slits. and its not only the "S" thats got the brembos, the 04-06 tl in stick has brembos....the reason it doesnt have the power is beacuse it doesnt have them in the rear. most people upgrade them. I will too but im a lil skeptical id rather wait and see what they drop in later honda models. if they apply brembos to the rear Ill adapt it to work on the tl
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 09:16 AM
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Gotcha, thanks everyone
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 10:20 AM
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I thought the TLS using Brembo already had great stopping power? Try upgrading the pads to ceramics first before changing the rotors.
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 10:45 AM
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Hawks are pretty nice and they give you a lil more stoppping. They are known to squeak a lot. I changed mine for hawk HPS and they are too noisy, even after 2 bed-ins
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 10:49 AM
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If hawks are making noise, you probably didnt clean the rotor surface before install as required in the directions for them
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Old Nov 23, 2007 | 08:39 AM
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doesnt matter they dont mate with the surface well anyway... i did hawk on a SRT-8 grand cherokee and they dont use the shims we use on the brembo pads which are really important. and they warped the rotors. thats my experience I also used apr on my car and it ruined the rotors as well.
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